The CREATE H2O program for First Nations water and sanitation security is designed to address research science and training gaps that are preventing effective, culturally appropriate investments in water and sanitation security on First Nations reserves.

The CREATE H2O program is the first science-engineering research training program in Canada that combines technical water and wastewater management training with Indigenous theory, law and methodological skills training.

It is funded by a $1.65-million grant over six years from the Collaborative Research and Training Experience program of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, plus matching funds from research partners. Since April 2013, the CREATE H2O program has involved more than 30 students at the undergraduate, graduate and postdoc level. All students are working on research projects related to First Nation source water, drinking water or wastewater systems.

Important Announcements

Presentations from the 2016 Water Rights Conference are now being posted.

Are you an Indigenous undergraduate in the sciences interested in helping First Nations communities with water protection, water security and wastewater management this summer? Here is a link to the NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA) application form.

H2O CREATE Students and professors: Please sign up to our list serve to keep in the loop on events and program updates.

Here is a link to Information on Working with First Nations communities